OCC is thrilled to be working with IVAW and the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild to help organize and promote Winter Soldier Austin, hearings using testimony from soldiers to tell the realities of the war in Iraq. Several of our members will be participating, either by providing testimony, providing support services, or live-blogging [...]
Bill lived in Austin, but I believe he was from Oklahoma. He was very active with the Texas Green Party, and I met him in Crawford in August 2006, where this photo was taken.
Kat Swift, of the Texas Greens, sent out this statement.
The Passing of Green Party Leader Bill Holloway
The Green Party … read more »
Texas Scares Me
I met Scarlett P. when he was at CC3. Not at all what I expected, but in a good way. Quiet, understated.
Cool pics of anti-Bush signs in Texas if you follow the link. I wonder how long those signs lasted. Imagine the scene that probably too with them being found by a car … read more »
You really shouldn’t vote for the Kinkster no matter how funny you think it would be to have a guitar-playing “Jewish Cowboy” for Gov. Enough with the damn cowboys already. Let’s let someone who believes in government run things for a while. M’kay?.
Texas is raising the speed limit to 80 mph on some roads because that’s what 85% of drivers are going anyway.
Many Texans are all over this immigration debate, outraged that folks from countries south of us are coming into the US without papers, or “illegally.”
So, I suggest that instead of creating yet more fuel inefficiency … read more »
Diane Wilson, An American Hero
KW: Everyone who reads your story is overwhelmed by your courage and boldness. For instance, it must not have been easy being the first woman to run a shrimp boat by yourself. Was it the feminist movement that gave you the idea that you could do that?
Diane … read more »
DNA frees jailed man 18 years later – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com
DALLAS – A man who spent 18 years behind bars for allegedly attacking a woman in her home has been released after DNA testing excluded him as the attacker.
“I don’t know how to apologize. I don’t know where to start, but I’ll start … read more »
News on the Kinky Friedman for Governor campaign, a fairly positive profile in the Austin Chronicle, and a rather disconcerting report in the Dallas Morning News (see BugMeNot to bypass compulsory registration in both papers) , in which the Kinkster is quoted as saying that he rarely goes to the polls, but managed to vote … read more »
This is a hoot!
Willie Nelson Releases Gay Cowboy Song
“Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)” may be the first gay cowboy song by a major recording artist. But it was written long before this year’s Oscar-nominated “Brokeback Mountain” made gay cowboys a hot topic.
Available exclusively through iTunes, the song features choppy Tex-Mex style guitar … read more »
